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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Those large knee braces are pretty much standard equipment for the OL now. Ever wonder why NFL QBs wear a "flak jacket" and it isn't standard equipment for college QBs? Me too; but I'll go out on a limb here and say Justin Fields will be wearing the best flak jacket money can buy in the championship game.
Football Flak Jackets
Entire article: https://www.rookieroad.com/football/flak-jacket/
The Strange Story on the Flak Jacket and Its NFL Debut
Dan Pastorini suffers painful injury
Heading down the stretch of the 1978 season, the Houston Oilers were in prime position to make a run in the playoffs with a 9-4 record when the Pittsburgh Steelers came to town.
In a low-scoring affair with the game in the balance, all hope for the season and potential playoffs seemed to vanish on a single play. On the play, Houston quarterback Dan Pastorini dropped back to pass, looked to his left, and spotted an open receiver. A split-second after Pastorini released the ball, with his arm outstretched, Pittsburgh defensive tackle Steve Furness blasted Pastorini in his rib cage on the right side.
“It knocked the wind out of me, and I heard some cracking,” Pastorini told Peyton Manning on an episode of Peyton’s Places.
After the ball fell incomplete, Pastorini lie motionless on the Astrodome turf. The Houston medical team rushed on to the field to tend to its injured quarterback. For more than five minutes, Pastorini remained on his back.
Eventually, the quarterback rose to his feet and was helped by team doctors as he gingerly made his way to the sideline. Miraculously, after some time on the bench, Pastorini finished the game. X-rays later showed he suffered three broken ribs.
The unexpected hospital visitor and a miracle cure
Several days later, while lying in his hospital bed, someone unexpectedly knocked on the door. Pastorini said in walked two men—one carrying a medium-size brown paper bag and the other a baseball bat.
“I was thinking the two men had bet the ranch on the game and they were going to pummel me to death and take me out inside the bag,” he joked.
Instead, the man, Byron Donzis, took the never-before-seen flak jacket out of the paper bag and placed it up against his chest. The man with the bat then stepped up and proceeded to whack Donzis and his protected chest three or four times with no ill-effect.
Pastorini, impressed by what he’d seen, said, “I’d like to have one of those.”
The flak jacket is born
Entire article: https://www.sportscasting.com/the-strange-story-on-the-flak-jacket-and-its-nfl-debut/
Football Flak Jackets
Entire article: https://www.rookieroad.com/football/flak-jacket/
The Strange Story on the Flak Jacket and Its NFL Debut
Dan Pastorini suffers painful injury
Heading down the stretch of the 1978 season, the Houston Oilers were in prime position to make a run in the playoffs with a 9-4 record when the Pittsburgh Steelers came to town.
In a low-scoring affair with the game in the balance, all hope for the season and potential playoffs seemed to vanish on a single play. On the play, Houston quarterback Dan Pastorini dropped back to pass, looked to his left, and spotted an open receiver. A split-second after Pastorini released the ball, with his arm outstretched, Pittsburgh defensive tackle Steve Furness blasted Pastorini in his rib cage on the right side.
“It knocked the wind out of me, and I heard some cracking,” Pastorini told Peyton Manning on an episode of Peyton’s Places.
After the ball fell incomplete, Pastorini lie motionless on the Astrodome turf. The Houston medical team rushed on to the field to tend to its injured quarterback. For more than five minutes, Pastorini remained on his back.
Eventually, the quarterback rose to his feet and was helped by team doctors as he gingerly made his way to the sideline. Miraculously, after some time on the bench, Pastorini finished the game. X-rays later showed he suffered three broken ribs.
The unexpected hospital visitor and a miracle cure
Several days later, while lying in his hospital bed, someone unexpectedly knocked on the door. Pastorini said in walked two men—one carrying a medium-size brown paper bag and the other a baseball bat.
“I was thinking the two men had bet the ranch on the game and they were going to pummel me to death and take me out inside the bag,” he joked.
Instead, the man, Byron Donzis, took the never-before-seen flak jacket out of the paper bag and placed it up against his chest. The man with the bat then stepped up and proceeded to whack Donzis and his protected chest three or four times with no ill-effect.
Pastorini, impressed by what he’d seen, said, “I’d like to have one of those.”
The flak jacket is born
Entire article: https://www.sportscasting.com/the-strange-story-on-the-flak-jacket-and-its-nfl-debut/
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Needs scarlet snaps.Those large knee braces are pretty much standard equipment for the OL now. Ever wonder why NFL QBs wear a "flack jacket" and it isn't standard equipment for college QBs? Me too; but I'll go out on a limb here and say Justin Fields will be wearing the best flack jacket money can buy in the championship game.
Football Flack Jackets
Entire article: https://www.rookieroad.com/football/flak-jacket/
The Strange Story on the Flak Jacket and Its NFL Debut
Dan Pastorini suffers painful injury
Heading down the stretch of the 1978 season, the Houston Oilers were in prime position to make a run in the playoffs with a 9-4 record when the Pittsburgh Steelers came to town.
In a low-scoring affair with the game in the balance, all hope for the season and potential playoffs seemed to vanish on a single play. On the play, Houston quarterback Dan Pastorini dropped back to pass, looked to his left, and spotted an open receiver. A split-second after Pastorini released the ball, with his arm outstretched, Pittsburgh defensive tackle Steve Furness blasted Pastorini in his rib cage on the right side.
“It knocked the wind out of me, and I heard some cracking,” Pastorini told Peyton Manning on an episode of Peyton’s Places.
After the ball fell incomplete, Pastorini lie motionless on the Astrodome turf. The Houston medical team rushed on to the field to tend to its injured quarterback. For more than five minutes, Pastorini remained on his back.
Eventually, the quarterback rose to his feet and was helped by team doctors as he gingerly made his way to the sideline. Miraculously, after some time on the bench, Pastorini finished the game. X-rays later showed he suffered three broken ribs.
The unexpected hospital visitor and a miracle cure
Several days later, while lying in his hospital bed, someone unexpectedly knocked on the door. Pastorini said in walked two men—one carrying a medium-size brown paper bag and the other a baseball bat.
“I was thinking the two men had bet the ranch on the game and they were going to pummel me to death and take me out inside the bag,” he joked.
Instead, the man, Byron Donzis, took the never-before-seen flak jacket out of the paper bag and placed it up against his chest. The man with the bat then stepped up and proceeded to whack Donzis and his protected chest three or four times with no ill-effect.
Pastorini, impressed by what he’d seen, said, “I’d like to have one of those.”
The flak jacket is born
Entire article: https://www.sportscasting.com/the-strange-story-on-the-flak-jacket-and-its-nfl-debut/
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Jake
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Do we have confirmation of broken ribs or are we just playing Dr. Google? I'm expecting him to play until told or shown otherwise.
If he's able to play there's no way he's sitting this out. Not after what he showed two days ago. No doubt he's getting fitted for a jacket, or so I hope.
If he's able to play there's no way he's sitting this out. Not after what he showed two days ago. No doubt he's getting fitted for a jacket, or so I hope.
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Drubuck
What time is it?
Playing Google Dr.s though the jacket will most likely happen just from history of this type of injury. Just hope he plays. Proves 2nd half that if run game is established and gets protection, he can evade blitzes and get rid of the ball. He plays and wins this one without his legs or even keep Buckeyes in it with a loss, his NFL stock will skyrocket due to pocket presence. His progression and dump passes to RBs and trust in their legs to pick up yards and use of TEs is huge to NFL scouts. He took what was given against Clemson instead of forcing shit and its the best he's looked in his career (with an injury). Crazy performance
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sparcboxbuck
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Is this confirmed beyond your speculation? I’ve not seen confirmation from anyone, and frankly I’d be surprised if it has been confirmed by the program.
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Yeah, I have serious doubts they would put that out there 8 days before the game. Hell, we didn't even have a depth chart for the Clemson game until a few hours before kickoff.
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My Dr. Google two cents is also that he is playing the title game. There is no way that he was put back on the field and x-rays determined not needed at half if the medical team thought there was any chance of further damage.
I say he'll be out there and be able to make any throw/run he normally could on any given play. There may be a "pitch count" for deep balls and QB runs for pain management purposes early on in the game.
Sincerely,
Guy who stayed in Holiday Inn at some point
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buckeyeintn
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Let me gets this straight - he twice describes the defender dropping his head and leading with the crown of his helmet, and both times concludes it shouldn't be an ejection? While I found the video interesting, not sure I really trust his judgement.
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